Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
(2001)
★ 5.9 IMDb · 8 votes
Year: 2001
Runtime: 143 мин
Country: Japan
Director: 堀川とんこう
Cast: 吉永小百合, Юки Амами, 風間トオル, Морио Кадзама, 岸田今日子, Наото Такэнака, 松田聖子, 常盤貴子, Кэн Ватанабэ, 高島礼子
Plot
Set in 900AD and tells the story of a famous female writer of the time, Murasaki Shikibu. Her story begins from the death of her husband, a Japanese noble, then moves on to her recruitment to train the Prince's young 'wives in waiting'. It is dotted throughout and actually composed mainly of one of the fictional stories she wrote, the tale of Genji. Genji is a rich playboy who falls in love and has a son to his stepmother. He falls in love often and has many wives whom are all completely subservient to him.